The recent Stop-Work Order on US foreign aid puts China first and America last, writes Michael Schiffer. Read more: cfr.org/article/stop-w…

Kenneth I. Juster and Mark Linscott argue that this time around, Modi and Trump should seize the opportunity to strike a substantial bilateral agreement. Read more: foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/21/us-…

A central point of tension between the US and its trading partners is resolving how economic security concerns can be integrated into the trading system without destroying it in the process, writes Inu Manak. Read more: cfr.org/article/econom…

The majority of avocados consumed in the United States come from Mexico. Here’s how tariffs could make the price of avocados—and other goods—more expensive, write Andrew Huang and Will Merrow. Read more: cfr.org/article/guac-s…

An overzealous effort at reforming the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will dismantle programs that enhance U.S. security, save lives, and boost United States’ image around the globe, says former senior USAID policy official Larry Garber. cfr.org/article/cost-t…

The Trump administration can achieve more reciprocal trade relations through tariff negotiations, argues John K. Veroneau, but it should first untangle tariff threats from unrelated matters. Read more: cfr.org/article/trump-…

Section 232 tariffs can backfire without exemptions, harming rather than helping national security, writes Jon Hillman. Read more: cfr.org/article/trumps…

. Taishu Pitt and Elliot Silverberg discuss lessons from the blocking of Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel in their recent article for RealEcon. Read more: cfr.org/article/cfius-…

David Lipton is an economist and policy expert with extensive experience in international finance and economic strategy. As senior fellow for geoeconomics, he will contribute to CFR RealEcon. Read his bio: cfr.org/expert/david-l…

The Trump administration’s tariff announcements revive the policy of import substitution industrialization (ISI) to protect domestic industries and stimulate growth. However, ISI can lead to economic disruptions, writes Roger W. Ferguson Jr. on.cfr.org/3EO8KGK

A closer look at Asian approaches to economic security and resilience highlights significant gaps but also valuable lessons for the United States, writes Matt Ferchen. Read more: cfr.org/article/reimag…

President Trump, his advisors, and Congress have different ideas of what products and markets are strategic, writes Jon Hillman. Read more: cfr.org/article/chips-…

The United States’ relationship with China is at a new low, but Trump has a chance to redefine bilateral relations by locking China into the U.S.-led global system, says Zongyuan Zoe Liu. Read more: cfr.org/article/trade-…

The Trump administration’s America First Investment Policy has the virtue of conceptual clarity but provides little hope of effective implementation, writes former U.S. government national security official Stephen Heifetz. Read more: cfr.org/article/trumps…

CFR welcomes William Henagan as a research fellow focused on U.S. industrial policy, economic security issues, trade, and more. He will contribute to the work of CFR RealEcon and CFR China Strategy Initiative. Learn more: on.cfr.org/4igzM8e

The Trump administration’s recent tariff actions are undermining congressional authority and sowing chaos for U.S. businesses. Lawmakers should reassert their constitutional power to correct course, writes James Wallar, a former U.S. Treasury official. cfr.org/article/congre…

Trade retaliation looms from Canada, China, Mexico, and the EU in response to U.S. tariffs. Four timelines lay out their responses, and the experience of U.S. soybean farmers in 2018 shows how damaging this could be, write Christopher Shim and Will Merrow. cfr.org/article/heres-…

📅 Today | 9:00 am ET Chris Sununu, Donald Evans, Karla Morales, Catherine Novelli, Greg Ip, Heather Long, and CFR RealEcon's Director Matt Goodman will discuss key themes and policy takeaways from CFR RealEcon's tour across America. Watch below ⬇️ cfr.org/event/american…

Our CFR RealEcon team traveled across the country to ask Americans what they think of trade, aid, and other international economic policies. See their findings: cfr.org/report/america…

Women and girls’ lives are being lost due to the abrupt and sweeping cancellation of U.S. assistance approved by Congress. Programs should be reinstated while a deliberate reform is undertaken, writes Senior Fellow Linda Robinson. Read more: cfr.org/blog/value-sav…